LPC #03 TheFrog4u

TheFrog4u

lets see how far I get.. a quick start. 922 tris:

http://mitglied.lycos.de/frogsspace/char/zombie_wip01.jpg
edit: scroll down for new version

crits would be helpfull.. its the first time for me modeling lp char

cholden

Just some quick points off the top of my head


Going this low, every polygon should be used to aid the forms, silhouette or deformation. Sometimes joints should be segmented for this reason. Also, you can use a lot of alpha planes to "trick" shapes and concepts into your character.

The comp's final image presented in PSP screen format. This is very small, and you can get away with a lot of simplified parts as long as they still convey the same message. A good example is a flat polygon for the entire foot or strips for the fingers. Do you really need more than that? If the foot is always flat on the ground, the player can only look down at it, so it doesn't need more.

Simplifying face detail and letting the texture do the work.

very exaggerated model shapes push a small character further. Take RTS art for example, major character points are often exaggerated in scale, such as heads, hands and feet so that they look better or more recognizable as a small character on screen. An RTS horse's hooves would be pen points if they were modeled realistically.

EDIT: A great way to improve your silhouette (profile); render the character with a black material, make the front and back profile exciting, the correct a bit in perspective. It'll help.

jaalto

Looking good, but as Cholden said its perhaps too detailed for PSP specs.

TheFrog4u

thank you for you advice.. here is a hopfully optimized version with less polys but better forms.. only 746 tris now.. and with a buged of 30000 I don´t think I have to go less low.. crits?
http://mitglied.lycos.de/frogsspace/char/zombie_wip02.jpg

edit 1:
or better 666 tris(zombie-devil-yeah)?
http://mitglied.lycos.de/frogsspace/char/zombie_wip03.jpg

edit 2:
ok reducing even more (face)..652 now:

Japhir

looking much better! you probably don't need the extra vert in the elbow pit, only on the rear side. (it's not like he's going to bend his elbow the other way around... right? you never know, he's a zombie after all )
great stuff!
keep it up!

TheFrog4u

oh ok, will get rid of it.. thanks.. ok here is a first color paint over:

TheFrog4u

uvw-map and the first few minutes on working the hair, alpha and color.. looking like shit.. long way to go.